Rubber heel and sole.



W. PERKINS.

RUBBER HEEL AND SOLE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 26, 1913.

LMQMWD Patented Fb. 16, 1.915.

I i STATE rarer ourron.

WILLARD PERKINS, or ALaMEnA, oamronma.

RUBBER HEEL'AND SOLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Application filed August 26, 1913. 'Serial No. 786,682.

To all-whom it may concern Beit known that I, WILLARD PERKINS; a

citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Alameda in the county of Alameda and State of. California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rubber Heels and Soles, of which the tollowing is a speci- Heretofore in the manufacture of rubber heels. and soles it. has been usual to form the 'top surface or surface that lies next to the leather smooth or with/depressions in the central portions. In such construction when the rubber heel or sole is fastened on the shoe and the shoe is wornfor a few days theedges of the rubber portions that lie next to the rubber portions expand and do not go backinto place and the sides of the heel or sole present a rough appearance. In such construction it is also necessary to use cement in the first instance to make a good appearing joint at the junction of the rubber and leather portions. J

It is the object of my invention to provide a rubber heel or sole which canbe attached to the leather portions without the use of .ce-

ment and which when positioned for usewill retain its shape as to the appearance of I the sides of the heel or sole. 1 accomplish these objects by the, heel or'soledescribed herein.

In the drawings forming apart hereof:

Figure 1 is a plan of a heelembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central cross section.

I have not illustrated a sole, as my inven- Patentedlfeb. Mi, 1915.

tion is fully illustrated in the heel and is equally applicable to a sole.

My invention consists of an outwardly and upwardly tapered ledge 5 around the outer edges of the heel 6. or the sole (not shown). ,The upper surface or surface of this ledge which contacts with the leather portions is provided with fine channels"? which when the heel or sole is nailed in" place on the shoe and the edges buffed hold Having described my invention what I claim is As a new article of manufacture, a rubber heel having an' outwardly and upwardly extending ledge around the upper edge thereof, the ledge having closely adjacent channels in its surface extending entirely around the heel and parallel to such ledge to prevent the outward expansion of the upper.

edge of'the heel when in use.

In witnessthat I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day of August, 1913. I WILLARD PERKINS.

Witnesses:

G. E, HARPHAM, L. W'. .HARPHAM'. 

